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Queer life from the small town perspective

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There are queer people everywhere.

In every country, state, city, and tiny little backwater town. You hear plenty from them when they live in LA or NYC, but what about those of us in between?

On Small Town Big Gays, hosts Travis and Chance approach life, love, trials and tribulations from the perspective of two men who are far too gay for how small of a town they live in.

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Meet the Big Gays

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Chance Smith
Host, Producer

Chance is the founder of Strangehaven Studios, born and raised in the tiny town of New Lisbon, Wisconsin. Along with podcast producing, he is a photographer and videographer. He met Travis through the local drag scene, where they bonded over being mean to each other.

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Travis Gorell
Host

Travis is an entrepreneur, drag queen, and local queer icon, helping raise LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance in his home town of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Over a 15 year career in drag, Travis (aka Khloe Wold) has been responsible for taking the local scene from one show a month to at least one a week.